#6E40CE#6E40CE

#6E40CE is a mid, highly saturated violet. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.206 H 292.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#6E40CE
RGBrgb(110, 64, 206)
HSLhsl(259, 59%, 53%)
HSVhsv(259, 69%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(46.6%, 68.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LABlab(40.31, 51.69, -66.49)
CIE-LCHlch(40.31, 84.22, 307.86°)
OKLaboklab(50.81% 0.0783 -0.1905)
OKLCHoklch(50.81% 0.206 292.3)
XYZxyz(19.4013, 11.4374, 59.5660)
Luminance0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyviolet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#6E40CE #A0CE40
analogous
#4059CE #6E40CE #B540CE
triadic
#6E40CE #CE6E40 #40CE6E
tetradic
#6E40CE #CE4059 #A0CE40 #40CEB5
square
#6E40CE #CE4059 #A0CE40 #40CEB5
split-complementary
#6E40CE #CEB540 #59CE40
monochromatic
#3A1E75 #532BA6 #6E40CE #9371DA #B8A1E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39
#6E40CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29
#6E40CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #6E40CE
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##6E40CE#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##6E40CE1.006.393.296.39
#FFFFFF6.391.0021.001.00
#0000003.2921.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.391.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#0061D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005CCB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#516482
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #6e40ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(110, 64, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.206 292.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a078de',
    500: '#6e40ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #6e40ce;
$custom-light: #a078de;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#6e40ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 110,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 259.437,
    "s": 59.167,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50811,
    "c": 0.20595,
    "h": 292.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#6E40CE
secondary
#C0D496
accent
#E245B0
background
#FAF7FD
surface
#F4EDFB
border
#CEC8D4
text
#100915
muted
#7F7B83

Preview Lab

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#6E40CE Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva